The Cure - 2LP - BBC Sessions 1979-1985 - Very rare
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Oct 4, 2026 Sold Date
Sep 27, 2026 Start Date
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THE CURE – BBC Sessions 1979-1985 – Double Red Vinyl LP – Near Mint

THE CURE - BBC Sessions 1979-1985 Double LP Red Vinyl Near Mint

Description :

For sale: "BBC Sessions 1979-1985" by The Cure, a double LP bringing together several sessions recorded for the BBC between 1979 and 1985 (John Peel Sessions, Richard Skinner's Evening Show), pressed on translucent red vinyl.

Richly illustrated gatefold sleeve, with a photo collage of post-punk/gothic scene bands of the era on the inside. The sound quality of these sessions is excellent.

This double vinyl offers a great compilation of tracks performed in radio studios, spanning the early years (79-80) through to Curemania, passing through their cold-wave period (81-82).

Condition :

Records and sleeve in Near Mint (Mint/NM) condition: no visible signs of wear, records barely played, sleeve immaculate (see attached photos, taken of the actual copy for sale).

Tracklist :

Disc 1

John Peel Session, Maida Vale Recording Studios, London — recorded 6 May 1979, aired 16 May 1979 (Robert Smith / Simon Gallup / Laurence Tolhurst)

A1. Desperate Journalist In Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation 

A2. Grinding Halt 

A3. Subway Song 

A4. Plastic Passion 

A5. Accuracy

John Peel Session, Maida Vale Recording Studios, London — recorded 3 March 1980, aired 10 March 1980 (Robert Smith / Simon Gallup / Laurence Tolhurst / Matthieu Hartley) 

A6. A Forest 

A7. Seventeen Seconds 

B1. Play For Today 

B2. M

John Peel Session, Maida Vale Recording Studios, London — recorded 7 January 1981, aired 15 January 1981 (Robert Smith / Simon Gallup / Laurence Tolhurst) 

B3. The Holy Hour 

B4. Forever 

B5. Primary 

B6. All Cats Are Grey

Disc 2

Richard Skinner's Evening Show, Langham Hotel, London — recorded 26 February 1981, aired 2 March 1981 (Robert Smith / Simon Gallup / Laurence Tolhurst) 

C1. The Funeral Party 

C2. The Drowning Man 

C3. Faith

John Peel Session, Maida Vale Recording Studios, London — recorded 21 December, aired 1 January 1982 (Robert Smith / Simon Gallup / Laurence Tolhurst) 

C4. The Figurehead 

C5. One Hundred Years 

D1. Siamese Twins

Richard Skinner's Evening Show, Langham Hotel, London — recorded 15 February 1984, aired 22 February 1984 (Robert Smith / Laurence Tolhurst / Clifford "Andy" Anderson / Norman Fisher-Jones) 

D2. Bananafishbones 

D3. Piggy In The Mirror 

D4. The Empty World

John Peel Session, Maida Vale Recording Studios, London — recorded 30 July 1985, aired 7 August 1985 (Robert Smith / Simon Gallup / Boris Williams / Laurence Tolhurst) 

D5. Sinking

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